Farewellfor Now

On the March afternoon in 1949 when this photo was taken, Frank Porter Gra-ham (class of 1909) had been presi-dent of the three-campus Consoli-dated University for 18 years, andthe Sunday open houses for studentswere a pleasant memory for a longsuccession of classes. This day wasdifferent — Graham had beenappointed to the U.S. Senate byGov. Kerr Scott and he was sayinggoodbye to the place he had nur-tured for so long. Ahead of him wasthe nasty primary election the nextyear that would cost him the seat.He would serve in a UnitedNations post for another twodecades before returning onceagain to take an active, thoughless official, role in Carolina’slife. In the Review’s 100th year,we are looking back at themagazine’s coverage ofmoments such as this, culmi-nating in a special anniversaryissue in September/October.